sort of surprised about this average. a fantastically easy drink with some degenerated but still characteristic hopping. this is an old bottle. and a pilsner in this form of resealable bottlea isn't to be kept for long. but none the least aged true to form to something quite nice.

pour is golden clear with some bubbles coming up but i would expect more. the nose is like almost a keller but leaner. this is a very old bottle. oolong tea note with a honey pollen floral note. palate is subtle hints of nuttiness... it still drops off like it should. but with a nice and delicate fruity beginning. very nice and delicate floral beautiful. with a toasty hint of biscuit and bark earth. all the qualities are there. but very subtle therefore extremely quick going down.

I dig the flip top bottles. This automatically earns cool points for that.
This strikes me as a better Heineken; it lacks any of that skunky quality- bittersweet and dry with a soft mouthfeel that turns into that tangy, bitter finish which dries up well. Very easy to drink; has a simple flavor profile but has enough going on to keep it from being too boring.
Pretty inexpensive, too. Not too shabby on the whole.

I picked up a bottle of Veldensteiner Premium Pils a couple days ago for $3.99 at The Lager Mill. I don't have much experience with German Pilsener's, so I thought I should try an authentic German one to get a good feel for this style, so lets see how it goes. No visible freshness date. Poured from a brown flip top 22oz bottle into a Pilsener glass.

A- The label looks good and is typical for most beers coming out of Germany. It poured a nice and clear golden yellow color with three fingers worth of fluffy white head that died down to a thin layer that stayed till the end and left a little lacing. It looks just like how a Pilsener should.

S- This beer has a good Pilsener aroma. It starts off with some very lightly toasted pale malts that have a medium amount of sweetness to them and impart a nice bready, grainy, and slightly yeasty aroma. The hops stick out nicely and impart a nice grassy and earthy aroma. This is a pretty simple and straightforward smelling Pilsener.

T- The taste of this beer follows the nose very nicely. The flavor starts out with a large amount of lightly toasted pale malts that impart a nice doughy and grainy taste that makes for a pretty good base for this beer and it has a low amount of sweetness. After that comes the hops which are lighter then I was expecting but still impart a good amount of earthy and grassy flavors. The finish is smooth with a low amount of bitterness and it had a nice grainy and doughy aftertaste that really stays in the mouth. The flavor was pretty good and all about the balance between malts and hops.

M- Very smooth, crisp, somewhat dry, on the light side of being medium bodied, and it had a high amount of medium carbonation. The mouthfeel was spot on for a Pilsener.

Overall I thought that this was a pretty good German Pilsener that was very smooth, clean, and refreshing. After trying this beer it seems like German Pilsener's are all about the balance of hops and malts aren't nearly as hoppy or bitter as it's American counterpart which are flavorful but what it lacks in flavor it makes up for in mouthfeel and drinkability. This beer had great drinkability, it went down very smooth, was refreshing, and it wasn't too filling which made for a better pairing with dinner then an American Pilsener, I could drink three or four of these, it makes for a very sessionable beer. What I liked most about this beer was the drinkability, it went down very smooth, the mouthfeel and appearance are also pretty good. What I liked least about this beer wasn't much but I thought it could use a little more hop flavor while still keeping the same amount of bitterness. I would buy this beer again when looking for a nice Pilsener to go with dinner, it paired with some sausage and sauerkraut nicely. I recommend giving this beer a try, if your looking for hoppy go for an American Pilsener, if your looking for balance and drinkability go with this German Pilsener. I was expecting this beer and style to pretty similar to the American Pilsener and I was surprised to find that these two styles are very different and I like that. This beer made for a good first impression for Veldensteiner and may have peaked an interest for me in this style, this was a good and sessionable beer, I am down to see what else this brewery has to offer.

It's a pale gold color with a clean body, a soapy yet fluffy head, and stringy lace clinging around the glass. The nose of grass and hay are nice, though are mannered in a mild intensity. The bite of fresh grass hits the palate first, which then gives the opportunity for a green apple note to kiss. A touch of citrus and hint of vague vegetables rounds the taste. The body is light-medium, closer to medium, with gentle crispness, finishing out this good pilsner.

Poured a nice frothy two finger foam cap that settled down with considerable lacings on the glass. Deep golden color with tiny bubbles.

Faint sweet aroma, almost like honey.

Nice , light mouth feel. Clean taste with a hint of sweetness. Mild hop and malt taste. Pleasant beer , very drinkable and refreshing. Would have again but wouldn't go far out of my way to buy just one. Good beer for the price.

0.4 Litre served in a Pils flute. Large thick head, light golden colour, clear. Nice noble hop smell. Taste was on the sweet side for a Pils, had notes of fruit which reminded me of gummi bears. Smooth with a bit of fiz. Overall a nice refreshing Pils, easy to drink and decent value for money.

This pils pours a pale golden color, with very little head, and no lacing to be found. Smell is sort of a sour/sweet combination, with lots of citrus coming through.
Taste is floral, sweet. It's light and very subtle, but there's a very slight skunked aftertaste at the end- the beer is juuuust past it's freshness date, so I'm assuming that's the problem. Also assuming that's not there when it is indeed fresh, I think the taste is pretty decent. I kind of want more, though. It's just too subtle.
Mouthfeel is light, on the watery side. Drinkability is pretty decent- it's light and easy to drink. Still, I prefer beers with more substance. Worth a try though.

Pours a hazy golden yellow color with a two finger frothy white head that slowly settles into a lasting ring. Large streaks and chunks of soapy lacing left behind.

Slightly earthy aroma with spicy hops, grass and straw countered by bready yeast, light fruit and pale malt. Some sticky pine needle followed by some apple, pear and pilsner malt.

Medium bodied with a crisp, spicy hop bite that lingers over the sweeter notes and pale malts into a dry finish. A decent amount of dry, earthy bitterness that dominates the flavor. Hints of grass and straw countered by some light fruit, bread, biscuit and pilsner malt. There's a subtle metallic presence that lingers after the finish hurting the drinkability a bit. A bit hopper than expected but pretty standard.

Tall bright white head faded slowly. A few stands of head cling to the glass after each sip. Transparent, glowing pale golden beer with a few bubbles rising from around the edges. Grassy/herbal aroma in a bit pungent. Light crisp body with a touch of biting fizz. Lightly sweat pale malt with a combination of bitter and pungent hops. Grainy almost stale flavor just before the astringent and bitter finish. Everything is good on this one except the stale malt flavor that has persisted for half a bottle so far.

Poured from a 500ml bottle into a pilsner glass. Very nice pour, with a 1"head that faded quickly, but left behind decent lacing. Pale, transparent yellow. There was little smell, but what little there was smelled of grass. Not at all unpleasant. First taste was grainy, with corn coming through, and after it warmed, there was some sweetness. No malt, barely any hops. Decent mouthfeel. Not worth the premium price.

500ml brown swingtop with a best by date of 9/16. Poured into a pilsner glass it appears a straw yellow color with 2 fingers of white head composed of relatively large bubbles. Lots of carbonation rising to the surface in support of the head that receeds slowly leaving plenty of spotty lacing on the glass.

The aroma of this brew has an upfront grainy sweetness that is very fresh. There isn't much else going on in the aroma outside of the pleasnt fresh grain smell. No indication of hops, alcohol or anything else.

The taste of this brew is pretty much unexciting and bland. Very one dimensional with the fresh grain taste playing as the only distinguishable character just like in the nose of this brew. Fresh grainy sweetness over a light bodied and modestly carbonated brew. No indication of hops and for 5% abv it is hidden quite well.

Fairly drinkable but all together unexciting with nothing much going on in this other than fresh grain and a wonderful appearance. Litterally a ring of lace is left on the glass with every sip.

Ceramic flip-top 500ml bottle. Pours a clear golden, not unattractive, decent head which subsides to nothing in a few minutes. The carbonation is still present, however, as a little swirl will show. You see I had to make sure it wasn't a dead bottle once I inhaled the grassy, medicinal somewhat unpleasant aroma. The faintest whiff of flowery hops trampeled immediately by a smell which I couldn't identify. Drove me crazy - decaying herbs? old sweet potatoes? lawn clippings left on a compost heap? dirty laundry?

Tasted better than it smelled. Actually decent flavor if you don't inhale while you sip. Dry finish, but not dry enough.

Smell - Smells fruity, but reminiscent of over-ripe, rotting apples. Underneath that is the bready, malty smell of caramel malt.

Taste - a bit of a sweet malty taste with a nice level of crisp carbonation. Low in hops; pretty unnoticeable. The taste is far from my perception of a pilsener. It tastes almost like a marzen with the sweet, roasted malt.

Nice mouthfeel. A very drinkable beer if I only liked it.

It's worth a try if you like sweet malt. To be fair, I don't like the sweet caramel malts, so bear this in mind.

A-Pale golden color, head is 1" of fading foam cap. Streams of carbonation.
S-Smells pretty sweet for a pils. Candyish aroma
T-No,no,no, this is not a pils. Burnt caramel flavor in a pils? Hell, no. This is way too sweet for a pils, and there is not enough noble hop presence. There is no hop presence, actually. Bit of a wet paper flavor, as well. Like: cardboard.
M-The best thing about this beer, but it's an ode to mediocrity.
D-Drank it. It's done. No more, thanks.

CRUX: EVER WISH YOU PICKED UP A 6-PACK OF PRIMA PILS? Me, too. Ever grab a swing top bottle cos it looked great, and there were gold medals all over the label, only to be, uh, dissapointed? Me, too. Someday I'll learn not to be seduced by the swingtop.